Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22

Who carry their sweets down under the seas
| The sands of the beach that simmer and shine
, Are powdered sugar white and fine;
| While pillows of syrup fall and rise
| Ger candy pebbles of every size.
| There's perfume borne on every breeze
| From the fruit preserves on the orchard trees;
| There are limpid jellies in every lake,
And hills and mountains of frosted cake;
| There are children here who roam at will.
| Free to forage and eat their ILL.,
| But they lack one thing of bliss complete
| For they cannot endure the taste of sweet
So they sigh in vain for sylvan shade
| With brooks and rivers of lemonade,
| And axes of vinegar clear and strong,
Where they fish for pickles the whole day long.
Aud ships come sailing from happier climes
| With erabapples, cranberries, lemons and lines.
| For these, I've heard. and It's doubtless true,
| Are all they can eat in Kandikew.-St Nicholas.
THE CRUISE OF THE COLUMBIA.
There were thirteen of them, counting
| Blaine, the huge Sewfouudland dog. The
twelve boys, ali aged from IS to 10 years,
owned the neat little yacht Columbia
| They had coayed their parents 20 allow
| them to take trips around the quiet bay
| near their homes. The Captain, Jack Parks,
or " Cap'n Jack, as the boys called him,
was well instructed in the ways of the sea.
Nothing pleased him better that to be called
an old salt" One day Cap,n Jack" went
| aft and spoke TO the mate, who was manag-
| ing the helm. After talking in low tones
| for few minutes, Cap'n Jack called,
:" Come aft ALL" The boys all rushed for
| the stern, spspecting something. I've got
a spending plan, boys, and ! want you to
give your opinion of it, said Jack Let's
90 to the West Indies, or somewhere else,
and Robinson Crusoe ii for awhile. We
won't be missed, and we can have twice as
| good time as if we were polling around
some stupid old bay. l go in for uncivil-
| lied life for awhile. Yes, Stree, said the
mate, and the Others looked their approba-
ton. Well" continued Jack, well
start tomorrow, if you ali agree
Needless 10 say, they all agreed, and the
| next morning the Columbias sails were
| unfurled 10 the breeze, Just as the sun was
horizon, and the boys were busy all about
the deck, while their little craft was speed
ing towards the sunny Sonth" like a
white-winged sea-bird. The afternoon
after they started, the Captain was seen
anxiously looking through a spy-glass.
The mate came up and observed, II don I
like the look of those couds in the nor :
east" That amt the worse thing" said
Jack "What is that long, dark reef ahead
Thereof The mate took the glass, gave one
long lock, and turned a white, scared face
towards Jack. =" The Death reef! I've
heard my father tell, many time how he
was the only one saved out OF whole crew
the ship went ashore on the Death reef
Capn, if we don't keep clear of those rocks
we're gonners, sure"
Jack tlrned pale. . But it is almost i'm
possible" he said " the storm is upon us,
and the wind is driving Us in that direc-
ton" Shall tell the boys TO be ready 2p
asked the mate, with white face and set
teeth, as if he had given up all hope and
was bound to die hard. - Yes" said Jack
The mate told the crew, and they re-
ceived the startling news as their death
warrant. The sea, by this time, was roar
ing threateningly in way that BODIED no
good to ouf young mariners. The wind
had risen 10 perfect hurricane. Higher
higher, rose the angry waves, and the re-
morseless rocks seemed rightly named
Death reef The boys with difficulty
managed TO furl the sails and stood, with
white faces, awaiting their fate By this
time the storm had burst upon them. The
furious waves dashed themselves over the
Yacht. Nearer, nearer, swept the little
craft to Death reef. The boys stared in the
awful face of death, then-crash and the
crew was swimming for their lives. An
unusually high wave landed them, stunned
and bruised on the rocky beach. They
gradually came together, stared with hor-
ror-stricken eyes at each other, and finally
one asked the dreaded question, " Where
is the Captain?n Nobody could answer
In that awful moment when they
struck, each one, was for himself,
Whats that ?" asked one eagerly. A
sight that eiaddened their eyes met their
view Blaine was Juggling at heavy bur-
den some way out in the water. With diff
entity he reached the shore and dropped a
heavy load, as if exhausted. The boys
rushed 10 his assistance and tenderly car
ried the seemingly lfeleSs body Of their
young Captain out of reach OF the waves,
which, although quoting down, were still
seething and roaring around Death reef.
The boys rubbed Jack vigorously, thinking
that perhaps he was not dead. Their hopes
were rewarded Jack slowly opened his
eyes and family asked, What's up, iel
lows?" Then, as be remembered, ne
started up Gracious, fellows, ! was
pretty near a goner that time, The last
thing I remember felt a sharp pain in
my head, and something caught hold of
me It was Blaine who saved you"
said one of the boys " Yes, | know-no-
BILE old fellow" said Jack, fondling the dog,
/. who lay crouched at his masters feet, and
looking up at him with appealing brown
eyes. Wen, fellows, said I'd like to be
a second Robinson Crusoe, and l am.
Let's explore Agreed p And off they
went. forgetting all about their perilous
position in their excitement.
OneAboy, more fearless than the rest,
climbed high cliff overlooking the sea-
30, | say fellows, look here" he ex
claimed. There's a STEAMER in a fix, l
guess. and she's anchored to repair dam
ages, | reckon, and the crew are landing
| Just WAYS below. Here's for some fun !"
and down he came, leading the way, the
| others rushing after.
| The crew landed, and one of them caught
sight of the boys Hey look here, mates,
! Shipwrecked, l swear" and the good
hearted fellow shouted, Hello, mates !
| Want to get aboard Yes Stree"
promptly responded Jack, and the men,
| good humoredly, took them towards the
steamer. She looks like my uncle's
steamer said Jack, the City of Augusta"
Il reckon you've struck it, youugster !;
| that steamers name is City of augusta"
And is the Capn's name Westbroke p
| asked Jack, eagerly. = es and q better
man never lived, anSw cred the man. By
lingo, boys, do you hear that - said Jack.
| The boys understood, and were nearly as
| pleased as Jack.
As soon as they got aboard, Jack rushed
down to the cabin, gave his uncle hearty
slap on the shoulder and cried, Hello +!
Uncle Ned going home?n His uncle
stared. Is it possible its you, Jack ?''
" reckon It's, Uncle Ned" said Jack,
| laughing
After repairing the damages the steamer
i had received in the storm that wrecked the
Columbia, they started for home, aud hav-
ing arrived, found the boys parents an&-
ioasly inquiring after the young runaways,
as it was feared the storm had damaged
their frail little craft.
Ten years after.
Jack is now Captain of steamer as fine
as, if not finer than, his uncle's. II is named
the Star of the South. Jack always said
he would have star, and now he has it.
In one corner of a quiet garden near
Jacks land home is white marble stone
bearing this simple inscription